Example sentences of "[modal v] still [be] " in BNC.

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1 If I never did anything but sit in this room and powder my face and tell you what a clever fool you are , i should still be heavens high above the millions of common women who do their domestic duty , and sacrifice themselves , and run Trade departments and all the rest of the vulgarities .
2 Bear in mind that even though the wire will not present an electrical hazard , it should still be buried : trailing cables are dangerous by day and even more so in the dark .
3 Economic growth is slowing , but should still be a respectable 5 per cent this year .
4 Flow on this stretch is usually sluggish but today , with the extra water , the flow is much quicker but I should still be able to use a waggler .
5 Wonderful as many of them are , it should still be more widely stressed by doctors that the health of human beings is so often determined by their behaviour , their food and the nature of their environment .
6 America , in the middle of destroying Iraq 's army , and having given Israel Patriot air-defence missiles , crews and intelligence , is uncertain whether it should still be considered in Israel 's debt .
7 The billions of dollars in aid promised to the Soviet economy should still be on offer : but only to a leader prepared to take the army out of politics and keep the promise of reform .
8 If that is the underlying proposition , it is important to dissociate it from the unacceptable idea that a person 's acts after loss of self-control should still be measured on an objective scale .
9 You should still be able to eat the foods you enjoy .
10 Even if you are in a rush there should still be time for a glass of skimmed milk and a piece of fruit or fruit juice .
11 The success of the new Continental R , and before that the Bentley Turbo , shows that if it can make the sort of car that new customers approve of , it should still be able to find 3,000 buyers a year around the world .
12 ‘ The information should still be useful in 500 or 1,000 years , ’ Penston said .
13 Data should still be available from the new privatised water companies , but whose responsibility will monitoring be ?
14 These matters of a more technical constitutional nature are perhaps not immediately obvious to the man in the street , nor even to politicians ; yet it is incredible that there should still be people advocating federalism for the EC given the abysmal record of other multinational federations .
15 In the event of the sand liquefying below the basement , the soil should still be able to support the building .
16 It might seem odd during a period of so much innovation and advancement in photographic technology that a film developer formulated in 1891 should still be so popular today , over 100 years on
17 It may seem odd that during a period of so much innovation and advancement in photographic technology that a film developer formulated in 1891 should still be so popular today over 100 years on .
18 But even if the contract specifically caters for termination in defined circumstances , you should still be vigilant to ensure that you are given a fair deal .
19 Even if you do not work some or all of your normal hours during that period , you should still be paid for them if you are :
20 It is more comfortable and less likely to transmit movement through the water , although great care should still be taken .
21 Up to times as little as unc after the big bang , the Universe would have been hot ( energetic ) enough to create magnetic monopoles , and some of these should still be around .
22 The relationship should still be special and unique , but it will only survive as something good and precious if it is allowed to grow into a friendship between equals .
23 If the job already exists a job specification should still be drawn up as though the job were being created from scratch .
24 For safety 's sake and your horse 's health and comfort , there are some jobs that should still be done regularly .
25 But speaking about the possible loss of a new community centre , she added : ‘ The parish council have reluctantly taken the view that the Junior School is paramount at this time but , should land values improve by the time the site is actually sold , the community centre should still be a possibility .
26 You should still be in control of the swing after the ball has left the clubface .
27 Some Prescott votes will transfer to Beckett , but the left should still be able to muster a sizeable block .
28 Although the Act does allow for children to be absent from Hearings under the circumstances already referred to , they should still be notified of the Hearing , and an explanation of why it is taking place should be given .
29 If the ‘ hold ’ is set to give a safe idle , there should still be plenty of time to switch it off and recover even if you make a complete mess of things .
30 ‘ If I keep out of the chairman 's way , I should still be in charge for Wednesday 's Capital League match against Reading . ’
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